“I thought we played pretty good. They are a good team and we knew this. They are one of the best teams in Europe.
“We tried to play good football and stick to our principles. There are things we can work on. We had a great time here in Korea, we felt welcome and appreciated here
“I was excited to come back to meet the guys and the staff and start training.”
On the heat in Korea:
“Its normal for it to be hard, we train at the highest level. But this is the nicest part of football - when you train hard you have good results. We have a couple of weeks left until the premier league and we will go full throttle.”
On Romania’s amazing performance in the European Championships:
“It was an incredible tournament for us as a team and a country. We tried to give our best and achieved something very important for us. We want more and we will try to build on this tournament and try to go onwards.”
On Tottenham’s pre-season:
“I feel the guys are in a great condition. I am trying to reach this condition too and am working every day. We are going to be 100% when the season starts to try to achieve something good here.
“The love they give us here [in South Korea] is unbelievable. There’s no better place to train and get in shape than here - they’ve been incredible.”
That’ll do it here and Spurs couldn’t find the equaliser. They had a couple of chances to tie it up but Bayern were good value for the win and had the vast majority of quality shots.
Postecoglou will be impressed by the efforts of his younger stars when they came off the bench. In particular Bergvall was fantastic. He was physical and calm on the ball which gave his side a foothold in midfield which they lacked in the first half.
Irankunda looked very dangerous off the bench for Bayern as he continues his fine form in pre-season.
Telegraph Sport has revealed that Ange Postecoglou will feature on the FA’s list of potential replacements for Gareth Southgate following his resignation announcement.
The Australian has had a successful start to life in England and his dry, sarcastic approach to media engagements has endeared him to much of the Premier League community.
His positive, attacking style of football will surely be a key reason for FA technical director John McDermott’s interest in him; England fans have been crying out for a manager to entertain them and Ange would do just that.
Despite the interest, Tottenham Hotspur is confident they will be able to hold onto their manager especially considering he only signed his four-year contract last summer. It is thought that the only job he would consider would be Manchester City, provided Guardiola decided to call it a day.
Many will have picked this fixture out as an opportunity to see former Tottenham talisman Harry Kane line up against his former comrades. However, we will have to wait as he has been given an extended break following England’s deep run in the Euros.
Disappointing as this is we should get another chance to see him in action when Bayern make the trip to North London for the Visit Malta Cup next week.
This won’t be Kane’s first time back in town – as Spurs fans will gleefully remember the German heavyweights knocked Arsenal out of the Champions League back in April. Harry featured heavily, scoring a penalty at the Emirates taking his tally up to 14 - the most by any player against the Gunners.
There will, however, be a familiar face in the Munich dugout. Vincent Kompany was a Premier League mainstay and the cornerstone of Manchester City’s original dynasty. Having retired just two years ago, he made his return to England’s top flight and our televisions by leading his plucky Burnley side as their manager.
Despite the task of survival proving too challenging, his style of play and man-management skills convinced the powers at be that he would be the perfect fit to succeed Thomas Tuchel as head coach of Bayern Munich.
Eric Dier should also feature this game despite being named on the substitutes bench. He played for a decade at White Hart Lane, making over 250 appearances and should be warmly received by the Tottenham faithful.
Having failed to sign the Portuguese international last summer as well as in January, Bayern pushed hard to complete his signature early in the window.
The fee represented a club record sale for the Cottagers who will have to learn to live without their tough tackling midfield anchor. Palhinha is one of the most physical players in world football and showed off his excellence in one-on-one duels in the Euros.
He was a bright spot in an underwhelming Portuguese side once again overshadowed by the antics of a certain number seven.
João will provide secure protection for Bayern’s defence as well as a keen eye for a cross-field pass which should suit their other new signing, Michel Olise, nicely.
A stronger Bayern Munich side will face Spurs this afternoon, with a couple of their stars returning from their post-Euros break.
Manuel Neuer will start between the sticks. At 38 years old he is as imperious as ever and shows no signs of slowing down. He’s joined by fellow Bayern stalwart Thomas Müller who announced his retirement from international football following Germany’s unsuccessful Euros campaign.
Both performed well as their country hosted the competition for the first time since 1988, but ultimately couldn’t hold back relentless eventual winners Spain.
Former Arsenal winger Serge Gnabry will man the right flank. He scored against his old team in the Champions League quarter-finals back in April helping to knock them out.
Youngsters Mathys Tel, Aleksandar Pavlović, and Gabriel Vidović, will all get an opportunity to impress whilst relative veterans João Palhinha, Conrad Laimer, Leon Goretzka, and Eric Dier, should all feature off the bench.
Starting XI: Neuer (GK); Minjae, Kimmich, Guerreiro, Stanišić, Boey; Müller, Pavlović; Gnabry, Vidović, Tel.
Subs: Ulreich (GK), Schmitt (GK), Goretzka, Dier, Palhinha, Bryan, Laimer, Irankunda, Ličina, Fernández, Mazraoui, Aseko, Aznou
Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signing of Leeds youngster Archie Gray for a fee of £30 million.
The versatile Englishmen had a release clause implemented into his contract which could be activated if Leeds failed to gain promotion to the Premier League and Spurs have pounced.
He is only 18 years old but the potential is plain to see. His performances in the Championship suggest he could be Premier League-ready right away and thus he should feature heavily in Postecogelu’s squad.
“When Spurs came and I had the opportunity to play in the Champions League eventually and Europa League this year I couldn’t really say no,” said Gray. “I know so many players that are here, not so much the first team but the young lads and another thing is that it’s a massive project under Ange and it’s something that I want to be a part of.
“I’m not going to lie to you, I’m a massive Celtic fan so I love him and my whole family loves him. I haven’t really said this to be fair. He’s also a massive factor because playing under a really good manager is really important for me as well. I’ve still got loads to learn because I’m only 18 so it’s really important.”
Good morning and thanks for joining us for another pre-season contest. This time Tottenham Hotspur will take on Bayern Munich in Seoul as part of the Coupang Play Series 2024
This will be Tottenham Hotspur’s fourth time visiting the South Korean capital and none will be happier than fan darling Heung-min Son.
It will no doubt be a special moment for him to play for his club in his home country – the adulation he receives from his compatriots is clear to see. An unlikely bond has built between North Londoners and South Koreans and is a driving force behind their return to the country having competed in the same pre-season tournament in 2022.
The fixture is taking place in the Seoul World Cup Stadium which holds up to 66,704 and is the second largest football-specific stadium in Asia.
Tottenham have had an eventful pre-season thus far, playing against a range of more local competitors like QPR, Newcastle, and Hearts, before beginning their tour of East Asia. This began in Japan with the J.League World Challenge game against Vissel Kobe which saw a dramatic 88th minute winner from Mikey Moore.
Spurs played their first of a doubleheader in Seoul against the K-League XI. Enjoying his time back home, Son scored a brace in the first half which was enough to see off a second-half comeback, with the game finishing 4-3 in his favour.
Bayern Munich will be treating these warm-up fixtures with an enhanced degree of professionalism after their first trophyless season in over a decade.
They drew their opening match against regional German side FC Düren, with Australian international Nestory Irankunda scoring their only goal of the game.